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Spraying. 



Now is the time every fruit grower should have 

 his spraying outfit and material all ready for use 

 and on the first mild day, just as the buds are 

 be ^inning to open, should give his orchard a thor- 

 ouajh spraying. If one observes carefully they 

 will find the bud moth present, and although care 

 must be taken to use the proper quantities of in- 

 gredients, this month and the next is the time 

 when most of these mites can be destroyed, for 



when the foliage is on the trees it is more difficult 

 to get at them. I have found this time better than 

 later on, especially for scale insects. We are 

 using whale oil soap with blue stone for the first 

 application, and will add Paris green for the next 

 and subsequent applicatians. I am also using 

 crude oil on some trees that are troubled with bark 

 lice, as it seems more penetrating than the soap. 

 I tried it on a few trees last year with satisfactory 

 results. 



R. L. HuGGARD, Whitby. 



@U^ AFiFlLIATEB SOODETD 



Paris. — An excursion is proposed by this society 

 to visit the O. A. C, Guelph, certainly a good ex- 

 ample for all our horticultural societies, who would 

 find much to interest them in the extensive green- 

 houses in Prof. H. L. Hutt's department. 



The society also donated some thirty trees and 

 forty shrubs to be planted on the new South Ward 

 School grounds, which command a fine view of the 

 Grand River. 



Orillia. — The joint committee of the Town Coun- 

 cil, Board of Trade and Horticultural Society has 

 addressed a circular to the citizens of Orilia asking 

 their co-operation in beautifying the town, by 

 planting shade trees, caring for the boulevards, 

 refraining from throwing waste paper in the 

 streets, and improving the appearance of private 

 property. The committee also calls attention to 

 the Town Council's offer to place stone along the 

 front of boulevards, where stone is provided by 

 property owners, which can be done at about fifteen 

 cents a foot ; also to the offer to plant shade trees 

 at twenty- five cents apiece. 



London. — London, Ontario, is taking up the 

 movement for beautifying the city, on lines similar 

 to what has been proposed in Orillia : The move- 

 ment to improve the appearance of the city by yet 

 better kept lawns and gardens is taking root rapid- 

 ly. Yesterday morning the Rev. Dr. Bethune 

 called on Mayor Beck and said that the committee 

 appointed by his Worship to prepare conditions 

 for the proposed competition had already conferred 

 and would soon have their report ready. They 

 wmII include therein only those who do not employ 

 assistance in the care of either garden or lawn. 

 Citizens who can afford to secure help, they think, 

 should not need any special stimulus. There is 

 talk. Dr. Bethune said, of changing the name of 

 the London Horticultural Society to that of the 

 City Horticultural and Improvement Society. 

 Members are now actively at work along this line. 

 Some have taken up the effort to secure the con- 



sent of factory owners to the planting of vines that 

 will eventually hide bare brick walls ; others to get 

 the consent of the civic authorities to the placing 

 of window gardens in public buildings, and so on. 

 Mayor Beck believes the City Council another 

 year might give a grant of $100 or $200 to the work 

 of the society. — Free Press. 



Local Fruit Growers' Associations. — The Co- 



bourg World says : Last week local branches of 

 the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association were suc- 

 cessfully organized at Grafton, Colborn^ and 

 Brighton. The object of these local associations 

 is the dissemination of information in reference to 

 the fruit industry of this district so that our people 

 may become more conversant with the best and 

 most profitable methods of planting, cultivating, 

 growing, harvesting and disposing of their garden 

 and orchard products. Each member receives the 

 valuable reports issued annually by the Fruit 

 Growers' Association and Experiment stations, 

 also the horticultural bulletins sent out by the De- 

 partment of Agriculture from time to time. 



The officers of the new association were elected 

 as follows: Grafton — President, W. Winter; 

 Vice-President, Jno. L. Grosjean ; Secretary-Treas- 

 urer, T. Hoskin ; membership, 20. Colbome — 

 President, N. T. Lowe ; Vice-President H. Purdy; 

 Secretary, G. M. Peebles; Treasurer, K. J. Ruther- 

 ford ; membership, 35. Brighton — President, Jno. 

 Jones ; Vice-President, H. J. Scripture; Secretarj'- 

 Treasurer, J . D. Sanford ; membership, 40. 



Pleasant, practical and profitable addresses were 

 given at each meeting by Mr. G. C. Castoo, of 

 Craighurst, President of the Ontario Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association ; Mr. Elmer Lick, Oshawa, Direc- 

 tor for District No. 6 ; Major H. J. Snelgrove, Co- 

 bourg. Director for District No. 5 ; and Mr. H. G. 

 Vroom, Middleton, Annapolis County, N S. Mr. 

 P. J. Carey, Cobourg, Dominion Fruit Inspector, 

 was also present. A demonstration in orchard 

 practice, pruning, grafting, etc., was given at each 

 place. 



